teddy
noun
Often teddies. a woman's one-piece undergarment combining a chemise and underpants, sometimes having a snap crotch.
teddy
1 American
[ted-ee]
/ ˈtɛd i /
noun
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teddies
plural
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Often teddies. a woman's one-piece undergarment combining a chemise and underpants, sometimes having a snap crotch.
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Informal. teddy bear.
teddy
British
/ ˈtɛdɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of teddy
teddy ( in def. 1 ) 1920–25, of uncertain origin
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Tributes have been left outside the centre, including a teddy bear and flowers on a bench.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Valerie McCarthy, a leader in the Oconee County Republican Party, began filing public-records requests from her home office, sitting next to a copy of the Constitution and a teddy bear wearing a Trump T-shirt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Nearby were soft-toy footballers resembling Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, fluffy roosters in France polos and teddy bears in Spain kits.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Hundreds of knitted teddy bears, lambs, dogs and rabbits have been placed in Hartford, Cheshire, for children, with just a gift tag signed from an elusive "Granny H".
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Rabiya is sprawled over the carpet on my floor, leaning on a giant teddy bear that’s permanently squashed from being used as a pillow for years.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
Steven, the middle-aged protagonist of Teddy Wayne’s novel “The Au Pair,” wrote a bestseller almost a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
An initially withdrawn Teddy howled and wagged her tail upon seeing her owner, according to shelter officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Four third-party campaigns have resulted in double-digit vote counts, starting with Teddy Roosevelt’s Bull Moose Party in 1912.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Teddy Baldock won the vacant world bantamweight title against Archie Bell in 1927, aged 19 years and 346 days.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Teddy sets a purple block on the top and announces, “I’m done now!”
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
"These teddies don't have the CE safety mark and they're also very dirty," she says, before showing me a toddler's wooden jigsaw.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
"A calming room should be a room for children to calm down with blankets, teddies and soft lighting. Not a padded cell. You wouldn't put an animal in there."
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
Currently at London's Selfridges you can buy exclusive fish and chips soft toys, sold to you by an assistant pretending to fry and put salt and vinegar on your selected teddies.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
Asked if she thought any toys would particularly catch her eye on the show she said: "Probably the Squishmallows and Stitch teddies."
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024
In it were two saucy little teddies in pelts of white silk that would have gladdened the heart of any child.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Frederick A. Cook
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